Canada Faces Calls for National Wildfire Agency After Jasper Fire

Wildfire Smoke Puts Carney’s Climate Balancing Act to the Test

Plus: The prime minister fends off critics of his bridge deal

Is Canada doing enough to prevent forest fires from getting out of control?

Canada's ability to prevent and fight wildfires was questioned as smoke from Canadian wildfires drifted into the United States.

Carney says he told Trump that Canada is 'managing' the wildfires

Prime Minister Mark Carney says he 'made very clear' the scale of investments and resources Canada is putting on the front lines to fight wildfires across the country when he spoke to U.S. President Donald Trump over the weekend. On Sunday, Trump said he might 'do some tariffs' on Canada if wildfire smoke drifting into U.S. states didn't abate.

Carney government cut nearly half the jobs at nerve centre for managing wildfires: union

The Carney government cut about 50 positions from the federal nerve centre responsible for managing forest fires, the union says.

Ford calls for national fire strategy, criticizes Trump for not helping Ontario

Canada does not have a national wildland firefighting strategy, despite long-standing calls for one

Canada Is Primed to Burn. Why Aren’t We Ready?

The country still lacks the people and equipment to handle our record-breaking wildfires The post Canada Is Primed to Burn. Why Aren’t We Ready? first appeared on The Walrus.